Design by accident : for a new history of design / Alexandra Midal.
Language: English Original language: French Publisher: Berlin : Sternberg Press., [2019]Description: 407 pages ; 20 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volume001: 43856ISBN: 9783956791437 (pbk.) :Uniform titles: Design par accident. English Subject(s): Design -- History -- 20th century | Art and DesignDDC classification: 745.40904 MID LOC classification: NK1390 | .M513 2019| Item type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
A counterhistory and new historiography of design.
In Design by Accident , Alexandra Midal declares the autonomy of design, in and on its own terms. This meticulously researched work proposes not only a counterhistory but a new historiography of design, shedding light on overlooked historical landmarks and figures while reevaluating the legacies of design's established luminaries from the nineteenth century to the present. Midal rejects both linear narratives of progress and the long-held perception of design as a footnote to the histories of fine art and architecture. By weaving critical analysis of the canon of design history and theory together, with special attention to the writings of designers themselves, she draws out the nuances and radical potentials of the discipline-from William Morris's ambivalence toward industry, to Catharine Beecher's proto-feminist household appliances, to the Bauhaus's Expressionist origins, and the influence of Herbert Marcuse on Joe Colombo.
Translated from the French.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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